Porcelain Inlays: A Close Look At The Advantages For Most Patients
When there are things about your smile that you are ashamed to show, it can change everything about how you interact with the world around you. While many people will opt for things like regular fillings or crowns to restore damaged chewing surfaces of your teeth, there is one other option that often gets overlooked: Porcelain inlays. Inlays are custom-made pieces of porcelain material that are bonded to the chewing surface of a tooth. Here is a look at some of the top advantages of porcelain inlays.
Porcelain inlays give you a quick change in the appearance of your smile.
Porcelain inlays are basically porcelain pieces that slip in place over the existing tooth's chewing surface. The inlay is cemented in place with a dental bonding agent like a filling so it looks like the actual surface of the tooth. If you need to cover things about your teeth that you do not like, whether it is spots of decay or areas of discoloration, this is a quick and seamless process to do just that. Because inlays do not involve surgery to put over the tooth, the process of applying the inlay is not so intense and time-consuming. Most of the time, your tooth will be prepared for the inlay, a mold will be taken, and then the inlay will be cemented in place during just a few visits.
Porcelain inlays can protect your teeth from further decay.
One of the greatest advantages of porcelain inlays is they essentially become the new permanent surface of your tooth. If the tooth that the inlay is going on is in conservatively bad shape, the dentist will drill out any decay and the inlay will be molded to conform to the shape of the drilled tooth. Much like a filling, an inlay protects that damaged tooth surface from further deterioration because it is completely covered with the porcelain material. For people who wish to prevent further decay, a porcelain inlay can actually be just as effective, if not more so, than a typical filling.
Porcelain inlays are considered an affordable cosmetic smile option.
The typical cost of inlays per tooth is about $900 on average, which is a good price compared to some other options. While it can be costly to get several teeth repaired with porcelain inlays, most people do not need all teeth covered, but rather only those that are damaged. The porcelain material is custom created for you so that it matches the correct shade of the rest of your teeth.
Contact a dental office, like Dr. Jerry F. Maymi & Associates, for more help.
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